Inventions
1947
Homi J. Bhabha

Indian physicist Homi J. Bhabha proposed a theory of cosmic rays known as the Bhabha scattering.

1950
Satyendra Nath Bose

Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose developed the mathematical theory of Bose-Einstein condensation.

1956
Vikram Sarabhai

Indian astrophysicist Vikram Sarabhai proposed the satellite communication concept.

1962
Har Gobind Khorana

Indian biochemist Har Gobind Khorana discovered the genetic code.

1974
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Indian physicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar formulated the Chandrasekhar limit.

1982
Jayant Narlikar

Indian scientist and astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar proposed the Quasi-Steady State Cosmology theory.

2008
Gaurav Khanna

Indian scientist Gaurav Khanna developed the first direct detection of gravitational wave.

2015
Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Directed the project to develop ‘India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV)’.

2018
Abhay Ashtekar

Indian scientist Abhay Ashtekar developed a new mathematical framework for quantum gravity.

2022
Raghu Murtugudde

Indian scientist Raghu Murtugudde is working on developing a new satellite system to monitor ocean health.